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NOTION! Am not to 1)3 luii Mu-. 4 u.ltv of ouch " ... i; ,kia tn urosecutior VOL L. , ASTOttlA. OKKGON, WEDNESDAY. MAKC1J 21, 1900 NO. 246 a n no For 63 Ifears The Bridge & Beach Manufacturing Co. have always combined every known Improvement for in creasing the utility, operation and cooking qualities of their ranges. Their latest can be seen in the window of the Eclinse Hardware Co. The best range in the world. You can buy one. The price is not out of sight. I Blank Books, School Books I School Supplies, Fine Stationery... i i Tide TntvloM, Noiitlcul nml Otltor AlttiomiCM for lJOO llydrographic and Geodetic Survey Charts GRIFFIN & REED PROPERTY MUST BE RESPECTED Chamberlain Warns tbe Boers Against Wanton Destruction. WILL EXACT COMPENSATION ENIEN GOODS Snlt otitl Smoked Herring Mackerel, Codfish, Firmloti Haddln, Conned FIhIi, . New FrcHlt GoodH... FOARD 0 STOKES GO. Acme" Health Coffee Ami a full line f Alston's Whole Wheat Floor and Health Goods . . . Golden Pheasant and Corvallis Flour Are guaranteed to plea. VK AHE AGENTS A lino tin of Tnble Syrup, ItctlatiCM nnd HnusoH Jwt In, Ross, mollis 0 Co. CLATSOP MILL CO.: ASTORIA, ORE. Flr9 Spruce and Cedar Lumber Boxes, SohH and Doors, SHInglca and Mouldings One Hundred and Fifty Rolls of Japanese Warp and Chinese Straw Mattings 12 i-2 Cents Per Yard and Upwards Exquisite Colorings and Designs .... Charles Heilborn G Son C. J. TRENCHARD, Commission, Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, .OREGON Afnt W. F. 4 Co, and Paolflo Kxpreu Co I. If Transvaal Government's Kcsourcc Are Inadequate, Private Means Will be Levied I'pon. LONDON, Murch 21 4.10 a. m.--Vhlle then- In ,i lull In mllltury oHTHtluns, uii- prcn! surrounding "f the war stlOW Interesting developments. The colonial (iil(. ,ii W'li ciiiph"') l u"' Town the t.-xt of a proclamation i''MfTiilnK the ili-lrui (Inn of irox-rty Thin will tint ! nublUhed In London until after It promulgation In Houih Afrh.i, 1 mi t It m known It will convey kii liitlinail .ti that any wanton de strut Hon of British property durlnir tin wur will be regarded u worront- big it claim fur compensation mid an Justifying n levy uihui prlvui.. proper- ty. should tin. mxource of ih. Tranx- VNiil rriiulill.- prove liiiil-iuut.- The fii-t that tin- proclamation In sueo uy llw colonial olflce is regurd m1 ii m it significant Indication t,ut the republic v. Ill 1m- udiiilniKi rfl un crown i iiliini'n. In ihln conni-cilm ii m understood that the leader f the nppotltlon lit parliament now -:nlt that no other settlement In ihiI)U, since trie lUiit-M Inrlm i.nn their ili iiiiiml for iihw.lut Inili pcndi n'c. In view of thin, the effort of th? IIImtiiI will ! confined to mt urlnu In ino t:ienient the bet treatnunt of the Dutch Hiulutlon. Incluillng .-cur Uy nK ilnt their dlfram him-. It U beoomlnr regarded a iulte a ettled matter that ihould the war I ended, a I now hoped, befor June, the- Bovernment will dluolve arlla ment and appeal to the country on the biiNl of the MuccrMful South African xllcy. 8hould the war drag on. the dlm.ol.alon will be poi,tponet until next fprlng. In any event, one of the foremost plank of the government p,.f,i, M, Wl be arny rvirKanliatlon. ANOTHER TOWN TAKEN', Kitchener Occupied Prlekii Monday and Captured a Number or . Prisoner. l)I)ON'. March 20,-The war of. flee ha received the following dlnpatch from Lord Uoberta, dated Titnt'infon teln. Tueadny, March SO: Kitchener occupied Prlenka yester day unopMied. The rebeU surrendered their arm. The Tranvaalern escaped across the river. "Stcyn I circulating note by mean of dlspatoh-rldem In reply to my proc lamation to the effect that any bur gher who sign a declaration that he will not fight against us again will be treated a a traitor and shot. "IHocmfonteln people are affording us every assistance In the matter of hospital accommodation. We hove censeijuently been able to arrange ror 500 beds. "Thirty-three prisoner were taken at Prleska, 100 stands of arms and some supplies and explosives. The Doers have begun to surrender an Kusutoland frontier." UliKltTY OH DEATH. Kruirer Pay the Boers Will Not Yield Vp Their Independence. NEW YORK. March 20.-A dispatch to the Herald from Pretoria, dated February 10, says: Your correspondent has Just had an Interview with President Kruger. He shown but little evidence In his counte nance of the tremendous strain ho undergoing. 'This war was forced upon us by England which has been mislead by Cecil Rhodes and the millionaires who want the country," he said, "The floors yielded is fust ns possible, until thev saw that nothing but complete surrcn tier of their Independence would satisfy England. "Having been forced Into the war, the Doer will conquer or die. I ex pect no old from other nations but we are glad of sympathy and friendship. The Transvaal Is willing to mako peaco at any time, but we want no more. Only nbsoltite Independence Is possible. We do T)ot want more territory, but re content with our present frontier If we are permitted to live peacefully. .'his Is all we ask. "The Transvaal will stipulate In the peace terms that Natal and Cape Col ony Dutch now fighting with the Boers shall be regarded as belligerent and suffer no loss of property. I learned that some of these men had been cap tured and were being tried at Cape Town, charged with treason. This government at once cabled to Lord Sal isbury stating that If such men were not treated as prisoner of war we w ml I niak" reprisal on the British f I lnoniT held here, : "Lord Salisbury replied dodging tn teul point, and threatening, If w In jured a single lirltlsh prisoner, to hold me personally responsible, I suppose ho ji. cunt the lirltlxh would hung me. Huh thrin is arc contemptible, and cKMtiot prev-'nt ine from performing niy duty to my country, The Trans vaul government replied today inform lug Lord ftillshui-y that they d'upl his thr.-ut. "There Is no truth In the story of conspiracy OKHlnst tn- Houih African Dutch. This Is tint their quarren. Th OnniKO l-'tee Ht.iu I Iiouiid by treaty to aid us. Mr. 'iMirvliier 'rrwa.e.y urged us to )i'-IJ. "Jt Is too early to prophecy the out come of the var or It duration. The llmm r In Clod's hands and He will not let. us ix-risii. i'l)- .olai 1,1 ili.g strength Is but 4'i.QOO, but with find's uld we call prevail. I have two .hun dred blood relations fighting and would rather see I hem ixrlsh than to yield to Knklund's unholy aKgreHHlon. It Is liberty or death. I have protected llrlllnh property lii tin- Transvaal and shall continue to do o. "Convey to the American people my esteem. We feel that every American fhould be with us In this struKg!. for liberty." PACIFICATION OF AFRICA. I'.rltlxh 'lovermneiit Will Try to (luce Settlement of the Volun teer Soldiers. THE ASSASSIN. IS DISCOVERED Gomel's Avengers Said to Know All tbe Facts. MURDERER'S NAME MULATTO Has Escaped to the Mountains, But Goldci Is Held in Keadioess to Testify to Details. In- Nl.W YORK, Man h "0.-A 'dispatch to the W,orld from London says: ' A part or tbe Rrltish plan for the paclllcatinn of South Africa Is now ap parent in ihe announcement that all tin- Prltlnh authorities there will make every effort to induce th; rew rvlsta. the time expired men, the volunteers and the colonials from abroad to set tle there hj soon as the war is over. by giving them two hundred and forty acres of lard each provided they will Mvnpy the land for ten yeur. It is suid that the men who do not wish to take up land will be made emptlng offer to cnlltt In the char- vied (Itrltlsh) South Africa Compan- es field fori-e under General Carrlnir. on. It Is declared officially that the war ilhce will not sanction or encoura? ransfers from the colonials, volunteer or yeon.unry to "(he regular establish ment of the Kiitlsh army. RI SIAX REPLY TO KRCOER. ontents Is Not Known, but It Will R a Strong Document, UKRLIN. arch 20. -The St. Peters burg corr-.'sMindent of the Lokal An- Iger, telegraphs that the minister of foreign a (Ta Irs has prepared an offlclul omn.unliiue which will be published within the next day or two. It con tains Prussia's answer to President Kruger' request for Intervention. The commlnliiue hus been drawn up with the knowledge and consent of Fiance and Germany and has received the approval of the ciar, As regards Its contents, all that the correspondent has been able to learn is that the note Is directed with due precautions asrainst England and its tone is very serious and will certainly not fall to' moke a deep impression." May GERMANY IS CONCERNED. Take Step to Prevent the , struct Ion of Johannesburg. De- iiL'JSVILLE.' March 20.-The star- ln growing out of the conference be tween Sergeant F. Wharttn Oojden, 0f the Parboursvllle cniiany of the state tiilitla, and the attorneys who are n unaging the Investigation of the as sassination of Governor Gotbel have cuuscd a sensation throughout the slate. , iolilen will be placed on the stand by the prosecution In the trial of per sons uln-ady arrested for alleged com plicity In the ussafcsl nation, but Infor mation as to the exact nature of the testimony he is ex-cted to jjlv g laclt ll.K. Attorneys Capbell ami Pulsgrove de cline to diw uss the mutter and Golden will say nothing. Specials from- Win chester say (.olden is still at that place in company with hit, attorney. 'I will do all I can for my friends all the time," Golden Is rerted as saying. "!!ui I must first be true to myself. When the time tomes I will tell all I know. Whatever elie may be said aMiut ne, I don't think I can be ac cused of being a liar, a coward or a democrat, and I want it distinctly un derstood that I am not here under guard." Tile story Ui published that Golden has divulged to the attorneys the name of the man who fired the shots, and killed Governor Goebel. The person ni"ntion?d Is one Mulatto, who formerly lived at Winchester, and is known a o diad shot. This man is now sup posed to be in the wilds of one of the mountain counties.- Evidence that lie at In Frankfort at the time, tf the assassination was found among the pairs taken from W. H. Coulton, a clerk In the auditor' ot'ice, when the latter was arrested a week ago, charged Willi beiiw accessory to the murder. Among these paper were receipts for board biliB amounting to about 300 incurred by eighteen men who were in Frankfort for some time before and at the time Governor Goebel was shot. In one of these receipts the name ot Mulatto is mentioned. to the state of Washington and District of Alaska." Tt, committee recommended that it lie on the table. The resolution had been referred to the war department, Hull said, and came back with the fo. lowirg endorsement: "Information the department pos sesses In this and like case has always ben held to be confidential, and for good and sufficient reasons ha not beer made public. It remark, how. ever, that Great Britain, so far as the d'-partment is Informed, 1 In no In stance erecting fortifications trespass ing on our right. II. T. Corbln, ad jutant general." Acting Secretary of War Melklejohn submitted an endorsement calling at tention to that of the adjutant-general. Sulzer took the floor and delivered a scathing denunciation of the admin istration's alleged pro-English court, charging that it did nothing without the conwnt of Downlngstreet, that the recent action or Secretary Hay wa taken up on a request of Lord Salis bury and thus defeated concert of Eu ropean powers, to intervene in South Africa, and charging generally that the English were erecting fortifica tion along the Canadian border that menaced the peace and welfare, of this country. The motion to lay the resolution on the table was carried by a vote of U to S3. On demand of Sulzer, the yeas and nays were ordered. The resolution wan laid on the table by a vote of 110 to 97. The Loud bill, relating to second class mail matter, was called up. It was agreed that a vote should be tak en on the measure Thursday. Loud explained the provisions of the bill. EMIGRATION TO THE NORTHWEST Remarkable Tide Now Enroute to Pacific Coast.' ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 20,000 Mostly Native Americans of Desirable Class, Provided Kitk'Ample Means for Developing the Coantry. THE WHEELING AT TAKU. fctate Department in a Quandry as to ' Whether Germany or China in Responsible for the Mis sionaries. WASHINGTON, March 20. The sec reiarr of the navy has received a cable gram from Admiral Watson stating that the gungoat Wheeling had pro ceeded to Taku. where she will be re- lleved ty the Concord about May 10, ana win go as usual in the summer to the Alaskan coast. The state department Is in a quandry to devise means to render effective pro tection to the American missionaries at Shantung. The difficulty lies In the fact that the missionaries have in most case gone ai far as 200 miles Inland, and a fur ther question arises as to who Is charg- auie wun meir protection, cnina or Germany. NEW YORK. March 20.-Much con cern Is being shown by the German government In the threat by Montagu White that the Roers will destroy Jo- hant'eitburg to prevent It being made the bius. of , the British operations against Pretoria. The Berlin author!- ales will strongly opos such action because of the damage which will be done to the property owned by Ger mans. In accordance with the Instructions of his government, Baron Von Hollo ben, German ambassador, has gone so far as to sound the United States touchlmr its views of Mr. White's threat. It is not thought that the Cnl ted States will take any action or join In ony representations to the Boer gov ernment on the subject. If Germany wishes to prevent the city from being raxed to the ground. It Is said she should herself make representations to the belligerents. The Interests of the United States itf Johannesburg are comparatively small, while Germany is largely Interested In the mines there, In view of Germany's inquiries on the subject It Is thought not unlikely that she will make on effort herself, if she Is unable to Induce other powers to Join with her, to have the belliger ents to agree to protect foreign prop erty in Johannesburg at least. WANTS EMPEROR REINSTATED. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-A clr- cular distributed throughout China town announces that Loong Ki Chow, a Chinese performer now at Honolulu, will be In this city next month. In substance the hand bill declares that if the dethroned emperor is not reinstated the powers of Europe will soon Invade China and eventually con trol It. Chew Implores the Chinese of America to use their hands and money in behalf of the young emperor. THE HOUSE VICTORIOUS. Contest Over the Puerto Rican Revenue Appropriation .Yielded by the Senate Conferees. WASHINGTON, March 20.-The con ferees on the Puerto Rican appropria tion Mil have agreed upon a compro mise measure. Tlw senate ciinfere receded from sei.ate amendment limiting appropria tion to the revenue collected on Puer to 'Rican Importations until the first of Inst January, and restored the clause Irt the house bill applying to the fu ture revenues, reading as follows: "Together with any further customs revenues collected on Importations fri.m Puerto Rico since January 1, 1900, or that shall hereafter be collected under the existing laws." The provision in the senate amend ment specifying the purpose for which the money shall be used is retained, but tin addition is made declaring spe cifically that It shall be for the aid of the. Puerto Rlcans." GOING TO WASHINGTON. Delegation of Umatilla Indians to See the Great Father. SPOKANE. March 20. Chief Joseph Heath, of Nex Perces and staff, who are here from Rapwai, Idaho, left here today for Washington to have a person- el Interview with the president. Joseph wants his tribesmen to hold land In severalty and desires that the tribe be removed to the old stamp ing ground near Umatilla, Oregon. SENATE BILLS PASSED. WASHINGTON, March 20. Bills passed the senate today as follows Increasing the appropriation for the public building ut Seattle to $245,000. For the relief of Avery D. Babcock and wife, of Oregon. Authorising the secretary of the treasury to fix the "salaries of deputy collectors of customs at the sub-ports of Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., and re pealing all laws Inconsistent there with. SULZER TURNED DOWN. His Resolution to Make War on Great Britain Laid on the Table. WASHINGTON, March 20. Hull, chairman ot the committee on military affairs, reported back from that com mittee the following resolution, intro duced by Sulzer: "Resolved, That the secretary of war Is hereby requested to Inform the house as early as possible what for-, tlllcations Great Britain is erecting, constructing and completing along the northern frontier of the United States, especially at Puget sound and other places on the Pacific ocean, contiguous' WRECKED SAILORS' RESCUE. Officers and Crew of the Ship City of Florence Brought Into Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.-Cap tain Stone and twenty-six men of the wrecked British ship City of Florence, which struck on a reef ten miles south of Point Pedro, at 9:30 p. m., March l:. Were picked up by the tug Alert, two miles north of Point Pedro late this afternoon, and brought to this city. . The Florence sailed from UUi,ue for San Francisco, February 2, with one thousand eight hundred tons consigned to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. March 19, at 9:30 p. m.. with the weather hazy, and the wind from the northwest, the ship struck twice on a reef. She was full to the snippers in ten min utes after striking, compelling the of ficers and crew to take to the boats. The crew saved some of their person al effects, but the olllcers left the sink ing ship with nothing but the clothes on. their backs. The vessel was a total loss. CHICAGO WOMAN MURDERED. Wife of a Saloon Keeper Shoots Down Her Husband's Paramour. CHICAGO. March 20 Three hours rfi'ter the shooting of Miss Stropher, a cashier of a restaurant, early today, Miss Ch:rliM Smith, the wife of a well know n saloon keeper, with whom Miss Stropher Is said to have associated, was arrested and made a confession, sayin? she had shot Miss Strother be cause the latter had taken her hus band's love. Mrs. Smith, who was arrested, claim ed she was justified In the killing of Miss Strother. Mrs. Smith Is only 23 years old. THE INDUSTRIAL INQUIRY. CHICAGO. March 20. The congres sional Industrial commission began the first of a series of sessions in this city today at which the general condition of the manufacturing Interest of the West will be investigated. ST. PAUL. Mutch 20. It has been estimated by the ollicials of the various Nortt Western railway centering here lha the emigration movement no?r ur.dir way' from the older states to the Northwestern states from Minnesota w-.-st to Washington will exceed 20,000. This I said to be one of the la.rg. gt emigration movement for several years and one of he most remark able points about it is that It include but a very small per centage of for eigners. Four hundred settlers went out on the Northern Pacific last night and a many more from Wisconsin and Iowa have gone through on that line to Montana and Washington. The usual hoineseekerg rates' from this city to any point In the Dakota has been announced by all the rail roads for today and March 28 and April 4, so that thse days will, show the greaust rumber of colonist. The largest movement come next week, when upwards of 5,0jO actual settlers have secured tickets, many of them having purchased their farm lands so that work can be' started !m- , mediately. AN ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED. Man Accused of Connection With the' Murder of Fred. D. Whitney ' In Custody. 1 " WALLACE, Ida.. March 20, Peter Rernier was arrested today, charged with complicity In the murder of Fred erick D. Whitney. Whitney was foreman of the Helena-" Frisco Mill on Canyan creek. On the night of December 23, 1S97, he waa taken from his room by moked men," led down the railroad track and bhot. Whitney came here from Butte, where he had Influential relatives. A reward of HS.OOO was offered for the arrest and conviction of the guilty men and Gov- err.or Steiinenberg offered an additional reward of J1.000 for each guilty man convicted, but the reward was never claimed. . The general Impression is that Ber nier was not a member of the mob, but that he knows much more than ' he told on the witness stand at the Inquest. . . BIG MONTANA FIRE, v Business District of the Town of Red Lodge Destroyed and One Man Burned to Death. BUTTE, Mont., March 20. A special from Red Lodge, Carbon countv. Montana, says: A lire started in Hall's general store at 5 o'clock this morning in the busi ness center of the town and burned to the ground a two story brick block, the Red Lodge Improvement Company, containing three stores on the ground lloor and the offices- of the Red- Lodge r Picket &. Carbon County Democrat and Business Men's Club, besides a number of other offices, also Freeman' new brick block, with Its large stock of drygoods and clothing.'- '. ' lohu Davis, a farmer from Robert. was burned to death. The loes la about J200.000. CAPTAIN LEAHY'S ORDERS. Some of Them Causing Di-tsal is-'"action in Guam. NEW YORK, March 20.-A special to the Herald from Washington says; Information has been received at the navy department showing that some of the orders issued by Captain Leary goernor of Guam, have not been al together satisfactory to the inhabitants of the island. One of the orders issued by Captain Leary for example, forbade the ring ing of church bells night and morning. As practically all of the inhabitants of Guam are Roman Catholics and very devout this caused some criticism. Cap tain Leary has explained to the de I aliment that the reason for the crder was that the church was quite near tlr-; hospital and that the ringing of the bells disturbed the typhoid fever pa tients. Most of these patients have teen discharged from the hospital and it is believed the governor can now re voke his original order. Captain Leary has la the main done excellent work In the island and the authorities are much cratiflnd at ii. manner In which he ha administered affairs. It Is understood, however, that he will not be allowed to remain much longer, but will be detached and an other officer with the rank of captain sent to succeed him.